Wathan, 44, will be the team’s third base coach. He has worked as a manager in the Phillies minor league system for the last 10 seasons and has strong ties with many of the team’s younger players. He was a finalist for the manager position before the Phillies hired Kapler last week.

Mallee, 48, replaces Matt Stairs as hitting coach. He spent the last three years in the same position with the Chicago Cubs, which led the National League in on-base percentage in each of the last three years.

"I would like to thank all the teams that showed interest in me on my new journey. I chose the Philadelphia Phillies. Gifted young talent." Mallee said in a tweet Friday.

Kranitz, 59, was on the Phillies’ staff as a bullpen coach and assistant pitching coach. His new role wasn’t defined on Friday. He was the pitching coach for the Florida Marlins (2006-07), Baltimore Orioles (2008-10) and Milwaukee Brewers (2011-15).

According to a report on the team’s website, the Phillies are unlikely to retain pitching coach Bob McClure, first-base coach Mickey Morandini and bullpen coach John McLaren. The status of third-base coach Juan Samuel wasn’t known, but he could return in another role.

At his introductory press conference last week, Kapler said he wanted diversity on his coaching staff.

“Quite simply and directly, I believe in building diversity,” Kapler said. “One of the things that I don’t hink, and I have a feeling I’ll get support from (general manager) Matt (Klentak) here, is I don’t want seven people in the dugout who think just like me. … So I’d say diversity of though, diversity of experience, that’s a strong way to build a Major League coaching staff.”